The eagerly awaited sequel to *Godzilla Minus One* now officially has a title: *Godzilla Minus Zero*. This exciting news dropped at Godzilla Fest, where a brief teaser trailer showcased the official logo, prominently featuring the intriguing styling ‘GODZILLA -0.0’.
Takashi Yamazaki, the visionary director, writer, and VFX maestro behind the original *Godzilla Minus One*, is returning to helm *Minus Zero*. TOHO Studios is once again producing, following the monumental success of its predecessor. *Godzilla Minus One* was a surprise blockbuster in 2023, earning widespread critical praise and a stunning $113 million at the global box office. It even snagged an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, solidifying Yamazaki’s status as a leading talent in filmmaking. Our own review praised it as ‘A grand, sweeping blockbuster, Godzilla Minus One is light on terror and heavy on spectacle,’ giving it an 8/10.
Given *Godzilla Minus One*’s incredible performance—becoming the third-highest-grossing foreign-language film and the highest-grossing Japanese film in U.S. box office history with $56.4 million domestically—a sequel was almost inevitable. What makes this achievement even more remarkable is the film’s modest production budget, reportedly around $15 million.
Yamazaki previously shared insights into his unique production approach, stating, “Our situation was unique, given how I was situated in the larger scheme of the overall production. And the fact that I had a clear goal, more perhaps than other directors, because of my VFX background. There are good inefficiencies and bad inefficiencies. We focused on the approval process in different ways to streamline certain aspects of the VFX pipeline.”
Naturally, the title *Godzilla Minus Zero* has sparked considerable speculation among fans regarding its meaning for the upcoming film. While no official explanation has been given, it’s widely known that *Godzilla Minus One* was set before the original 1954 *Godzilla*. This leads to playful theories: will the next installment be *Godzilla… Plus One*? Fans are also amused by the mathematical quirk of ‘-0.0’ as a non-existent number.
***Spoiler Warning for Godzilla Minus One’s Ending Below!***
For those who’ve seen it, the ending of *Godzilla Minus One* revealed Noriko’s miraculous survival after Godzilla’s devastating atomic blast on Tokyo. She emerged with minimal visible injury, except for a peculiar black mark on her neck. At a previous Godzilla Fest in Osaka, Yamazaki himself confirmed these marks were ‘Godzilla cells,’ or G-cells. This revelation about *Godzilla Minus One*’s cliffhanger ignited fervent fan discussions and theories about potential future directions for the franchise.
Currently, *Godzilla Minus Zero* does not have an official release date.